Skeletal System
Osteomyelitis
Osteomyelitis is a bone infection caused by bacteria or fungi. It causes painful swelling of bone marrow, the soft tissue inside your bones. Without treatment, swelling from this bone infection can cut off blood supply to your bone, causing bone to die.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read
⌖ diseases treatments health disorders osteomyelitis prevention skeletal-system
Fibrous Dysplasia
Fibrous dysplasia (FD) is an uncommon disorder of the skeleton that is rarely cancerous (less than 1 percent). This disorder results in fibrous bone-like tissue that replaces normal, healthy bone, causing the affected areas to be more susceptible to fractures (broken bone).
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read
⌖ diseases treatments health disorders fibrous-dysplasia prevention skeletal-system
Spondyloarthritis
Spondyloarthritis is a group of inflammatory diseases that cause arthritis. You also may hear it called spondyloarthropathy or, for short, Spondyloarthritis.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read
⌖ diseases treatments health prevention disorders spondyloarthritis skeletal-system
Osteomalacia
Osteomalacia means soft bones. Osteomalacia is a disease that weakens bones and can cause them to break more easily. It is a disorder of decreased mineralization, which results in bone breaking down faster than it can re-form. It is a condition that occurs in adults.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 2 min read
⌖ diseases treatments health skeletal-system prevention disorders osteomalacia
Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis
Juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA) is the most common type of arthritis that affects children. JIA is a chronic (long-lasting) disease that can affect joints in any part of the body.
Posted August 27, 2022 by Anusha ‐ 3 min read
⌖ diseases treatments health disorders juvenile-idiopathic-arthritis prevention skeletal-system